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Amazon-dash is still alive
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Amazon has abandoned the Amazon-dash buttons, but this project wants to keep them alive. However, we are looking
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Amazon has abandoned the Amazon-dash buttons, but
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`this project wants to keep them alive <https://docs.nekmo.org/amazon-dash/future.html>`_. However, we are looking
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for alternatives. If you have suggestions you are welcome to open an incident. All suggestions are welcome.
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You can open an issue with your suggestions.
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**Note:** It may also be necessary to install ``tcpdump`` on your system (in Debian ``apt install tcpdump``).
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2. Use *discovery mode* **to know the mac of your Dash** (Run the program, and then press any button):
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2. **Hack and configure Wi-Fi**:
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You must hack your button with the `hack-device command <https://docs.nekmo.org/amazon-dash/rescue.html#hack>`_
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if you have never used it. Then you must `configure the Wifi connection
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<https://docs.nekmo.org/amazon-dash/rescue.html#configure-wifi>`_. You can skip this step if you have
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already configured the Wi-Fi connection to the router.
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3. **Avoid a connection to Amazon servers**
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Since 2020 your buttons can be bricked in an update from Amazon servers. To continue using your buttons you must
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configure your router to block Internet connections from the buttons. More info in
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`the Amazon-dash documentation <https://docs.nekmo.org/amazon-dash/block_connections.html>`_.
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4. Use *discovery mode* **to know the mac of your Dash** (Run the program, and then press any button). You can
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skip this step if you already know the mac address:
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.. code-block:: console
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$ sudo amazon-dash discovery
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3. Edit **config file** (``/etc/amazon-dash.yml``):
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5. Edit **config file** (``/etc/amazon-dash.yml``):
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`the documentation of the configuration file <http://docs.nekmo.org/amazon-dash/config_file.html>`_.
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4. Run the **daemon**:
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6. Run the **daemon**:
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If you use a **Systemd** system *(Debian 8+, Fedora 15+, Ubuntu 15.04+, Arch Linux 2012+, OpenSUSE 12.1+, and more)*
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To run Amazon-dash manually look at `the documentation <http://docs.nekmo.org/amazon-dash/usage.html>`_.
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5. **Avoid a connection to Amazon servers**
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December 31 is the last day to block requests from your Amazon-dash buttons to Amazon servers. In 2020 your buttons
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can be bricked in an update from Amazon servers. To continue using your buttons you must configure your router
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to block Internet connections from the buttons. Alternatively you can block these domains: ``dash-button-na-aws-opf
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.amazon.com``, ``0.amazon.pool.ntp.org``, ``1.amazon.pool.ntp.org``, ``2.amazon.pool.ntp.org``, ``3.amazon.pool.ntp
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.org``. However, it is recommended to block all requests from the buttons.
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